Improvising Tradition: 18 Quilted Projects Using Strips, Slices, and Strata

Improvising Tradition: 18 Quilted Projects Using Strips, Slices, and Strata

<div><p>Improvisational piecing methods anchored within traditional quilting designs.</p><p><i>Improvising Tradition</i> pairs improvisationally pieced elements with more structured, and perhaps more familiar, quilt patterns to create projects that share a fresh, clean, and modern aesthetic. Author Alexandra Ledgerwood introduces readers to three basic improv piecing techniques: strip sets, piecing improvised strata, and slice and insert, then marries them with traditional quilting designs such as log cabins, coin and bar quilts, and even Hawaiian quilts.</p><p>By using improvised elements within traditional patchwork quilt designs, Alexandra merges new and old quilting styles into projects that will appeal to a wide range of quilters. Eighteen original and modern quilting projects combine the beauty and familiarity of traditional techniques with the fresh, fun spirit of improvised quilting.</p></div>